as in drool
the fluid that is secreted into the mouth by certain glands
our mouths filled with saliva when we smelled the delicious dinner
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Recent Examples of saliva
But in 2009, DNA testing on saliva from bite marks on her body linked Lazarus to the crime.
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Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Pacing in a state of agitation, its flanks heave with every breath and its mouth drips with saliva.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Sep. 2024
Through contact with saliva, mucus or other bodily fluids from a person who has mpox.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 10 Sep. 2024
It's often transmitted through oral-oral contact, but any direct contact or contact with contaminated saliva can spread the virus.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 5 Sep. 2024
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Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Pacing in a state of agitation, its flanks heave with every breath and its mouth drips with saliva.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Sep. 2024
Through contact with saliva, mucus or other bodily fluids from a person who has mpox.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 10 Sep. 2024
It's often transmitted through oral-oral contact, but any direct contact or contact with contaminated saliva can spread the virus.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 5 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for saliva
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saliva
Noun
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Nate Burleson to haters of NFL's promo clip featuring Taylor Swift: 'Wipe the drool off your tank top' Burleson didn't hold back while addressing the critics who decried seeing Swift in an NFL hype video.Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 6 Sep. 2024
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The quick clip shows an angry and feral Xenomorph with dark sharp teeth and lips dripping with drool.Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2024
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Near a spit named for a president's grace, This park holds historic roots in place.Christine Clarridge, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
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So was this a friendly chat between spit sisters or bonding because Dakota Johnson and Chris Martin are on the outs?Glamour, Glamour, 29 Oct. 2024
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The mayor nodded and smiled, but also flinched, as though struck by spittle.E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2024
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Filling the air with spittle as plentiful as the Allied bombs raining down along the English Channel.John Anderson, WSJ, 31 Oct. 2023
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“Saliva.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saliva. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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